Download and complete a Colorado Lottery Claims Form, mail it in with your signed winning ticket to Colorado Lottery, PO BOX 7, Pueblo, CO 81002 or bring it in to a Colorado Lottery Claim Center near you.

Winners of $599 or Less
Check with your local retailer to see if they’ll award you your prize, or visit and claim at any of our four Lottery Claim Centers. Mail your signed winning ticket to Colorado Lottery, PO BOX 7, Pueblo, CO 81002. Please allow one to two weeks for processing, and a check will be mailed to you.

Winners of $599 or More
You must claim at a Colorado Lottery Claim Center in person or you can mail your completed Colorado Lottery Prize Claim Form and signed winning ticket to Colorado Lottery, PO BOX 7, Pueblo, CO 81002. Please allow one to two weeks for processing, and a check will be mailed to you. Incomplete forms may result in a delay.

Cash or Annuity?

Do you want to receive your prize in the form of an annuity (a series of fixed payments paid at regular intervals over a specified period), or in one lump sum payment? The cash value of the jackpot is approximately 50 percent of the advertised, estimated jackpot. If you choose an annuity, you’ll be paid in a series of graduated payments over several years. See the Cash vs. Annuity section for details on annuity payouts.

What's the best way to share a prize?

Your bank, attorney or certified financial advisor can give you advice about this option. You can choose to share the tax liability of the prize by having all prize winners complete IRS Tax Form 5754 that will dictate how to share the liability for certain gambling winnings. If you decide to do this, one person is designated as the prize recipient, signs the winning ticket, and distributes the money. You’ll need to provide the names, addresses, social security numbers, and the gross amount to be distributed to each person.You may also consider building a trust fund. Again, talk to your bank, attorney or financial advisor about this option.

Where will you put your money?

There are FDIC regulations that need to be considered when depositing large sums of money. Contact your financial institution for more information.

Come Prepared

Only one person can be designated as the prize recipient and that person must sign the winning ticket. If sharing the tax liability with others, it is the responsibility of the ticket bearer and signee to distribute the winnings to the other parties.

Bring a photo I.D. and your Social Security number, if you have one. Acceptable identification includes: driver’s license, passport, military ID card, green card – or any form of government-issued identification with photo.

Call ahead to the Lottery Claims Center at 800-999-2959 and let us know when you’ll be coming in to claim the jackpot.

What can you expect when you win the jackpot?

As part of the Open Records Act, we are required to release to the public your name, hometown, amount you won and the game you played. This information will be posted on coloradolottery.com and will be provided to media upon request.

You will be interviewed by the Colorado Lottery Media Relations team and a press release will be distributed to local media outlets. You may also be asked to participate in a press conference to answer questions directly from reporters. Our Media Relations team will work closely with you to ensure your comfort with the process.

You’ll be asked to have your picture taken which will appear on our “Wall of Winners,” in-store Lottery display monitors, our website, and our Facebook and Twitter social media outlets.

Think You're a Winner?

Double check your numbers and be sure they're for the draw date printed on your ticket.

Sign the back of your ticket to protect you against loss or theft. Only one signature will be accepted.

Think you're a winner of our online second-chance drawings or contests? When winners are chosen, the Lottery's Drawing Manager will first try to contact the winner by telephone, then by email and last by certified letter. If the Drawing Manager is unable to contact the winner, the prize will be awarded to an alternate. Once the prize is claimed, information about the winner is posted in the Winners section. Drawing rules are posted for all Lottery contests and drawings - be sure to read them.